function isDate(DateToCheck){
if(DateToCheck==""){return true;}
var m_strDate = FormatDate(DateToCheck);
if(m_strDate==""){
return false;
}
var m_arrDate = m_strDate.split("/");
var m_DAY = m_arrDate[0];
var m_MONTH = m_arrDate[1];
var m_YEAR = m_arrDate[2];
if(m_YEAR.length > 4){return false;}
m_strDate = m_MONTH + "/" + m_DAY + "/" + m_YEAR;
var testDate=new Date(m_strDate);
if(testDate.getMonth()+1==m_MONTH){
return true;
}
else{
return false;
}
}//end function

function FormatDate(DateToFormat,FormatAs){
if(DateToFormat==""){return"";}
if(!FormatAs){FormatAs="dd/mm/yyyy";}

var strReturnDate;
FormatAs = FormatAs.toLowerCase();
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.toLowerCase();
var arrDate
var arrMonths = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
var strMONTH;
var Separator;

while(DateToFormat.indexOf("st")>-1){
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.replace("st","");
}

while(DateToFormat.indexOf("nd")>-1){
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.replace("nd","");
}

while(DateToFormat.indexOf("rd")>-1){
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.replace("rd","");
}

while(DateToFormat.indexOf("th")>-1){
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.replace("th","");
}

if(DateToFormat.indexOf(".")>-1){
Separator = ".";
}

if(DateToFormat.indexOf("-")>-1){
Separator = "-";
}


if(DateToFormat.indexOf("/")>-1){
Separator = "/";
}

if(DateToFormat.indexOf(" ")>-1){
Separator = " ";
}

arrDate = DateToFormat.split(Separator);
DateToFormat = "";
	for(var iSD = 0;iSD < arrDate.length;iSD++){
		if(arrDate[iSD]!=""){
		DateToFormat += arrDate[iSD] + Separator;
		}
	}
DateToFormat = DateToFormat.substring(0,DateToFormat.length-1);
arrDate = DateToFormat.split(Separator);

if(arrDate.length < 3){
return "";
}

var DAY = arrDate[0];
var MONTH = arrDate[1];
var YEAR = arrDate[2];




if(parseFloat(arrDate[1]) > 12){
DAY = arrDate[1];
MONTH = arrDate[0];
}

if(parseFloat(DAY) && DAY.toString().length==4){
YEAR = arrDate[0];
DAY = arrDate[2];
MONTH = arrDate[1];
}


for(var iSD = 0;iSD < arrMonths.length;iSD++){
var ShortMonth = arrMonths[iSD].substring(0,3).toLowerCase();
var MonthPosition = DateToFormat.indexOf(ShortMonth);
	if(MonthPosition > -1){
	MONTH = iSD + 1;
		if(MonthPosition == 0){
		DAY = arrDate[1];
		YEAR = arrDate[2];
		}
	break;
	}
}

var strTemp = YEAR.toString();
if(strTemp.length==2){

	if(parseFloat(YEAR)>40){
	YEAR = "19" + YEAR;
	}
	else{
	YEAR = "20" + YEAR;
	}

}


	if(parseInt(MONTH)< 10 && MONTH.toString().length < 2){
	MONTH = "0" + MONTH;
	}
	if(parseInt(DAY)< 10 && DAY.toString().length < 2){
	DAY = "0" + DAY;
	}
	switch (FormatAs){
	case "dd/mm/yyyy":
	return DAY + "/" + MONTH + "/" + YEAR;
	case "mm/dd/yyyy":
	return MONTH + "/" + DAY + "/" + YEAR;
	case "dd/mmm/yyyy":
	return DAY + " " + arrMonths[MONTH -1].substring(0,3) + " " + YEAR;
	case "mmm/dd/yyyy":
	return arrMonths[MONTH -1].substring(0,3) + " " + DAY + " " + YEAR;
	case "dd/mmmm/yyyy":
	return DAY + " " + arrMonths[MONTH -1] + " " + YEAR;
	case "mmmm/dd/yyyy":
	return arrMonths[MONTH -1] + " " + DAY + " " + YEAR;
	}

return DAY + "/" + strMONTH + "/" + YEAR;;

} //End Function

function change_date_format(mydate)
{
	var myyear 	= Right(mydate,4);
	var mymonth = Mid(mydate,3,3);
	var myday 	= Left(mydate,2);
	
	switch (mymonth) {

	case "Jan": 	
		mymonth = "00";
		break;
	case "Feb": 	
		mymonth = "01";
		break;
	case "Mar": 	
		mymonth = "02";
		break;
	case "Apr": 	
		mymonth = "03";
		break;
	case "May": 	
		mymonth = "04";
		break;
	case "Jun": 	
		mymonth = "05";
		break;
	case "Jul": 	
		mymonth = "06";
		break;
	case "Aug": 	
		mymonth = "07";
		break;
	case "Sep": 	
		mymonth = "08";
		break;
	case "Oct": 	
		mymonth = "09";
		break;
	case "Nov": 	
		mymonth = "10";
		break;
	case "Dec": 	
		mymonth = "11";
		break;
	
	}//switch
	var mynewdate = new Date(myyear, mymonth, myday);
	return mynewdate;
}

function isToday(mydate)
{
	var now		= new Date()
	var mydate 	= change_date_format(mydate);
	now = new Date(now.getFullYear(),now.getMonth(),now.getDate());

	if (mydate <= now)
	{
		return true;
	}
	else
		return false;
}

function Left(STRING,CHARACTER_COUNT){
return STRING.substring(0,CHARACTER_COUNT);
}

function Mid(STRING,START,END){
if(!START){START=0};
if(!END || END > STRING.length){END=STRING.length};
if(END!=STRING.length){END = START + END};
return STRING.substring(START,END);
}

function Right(STRING,CHARACTER_COUNT){

return STRING.substring((STRING.length - CHARACTER_COUNT),STRING.length);

}